Rants in the New Year
So where do I start- I haven’t kept my New Year resolutions-
In an effort to document my life in the state of Mass- I will try to update this blog a little more often-with the day-to-day whimsical comedy that is my office-
Things I hate:
1.) When I put food in the oven and forget to turn it on- 40 minutes later I go back- ready to eat- and guess what I’ve got slightly thawed food- you might think this happens every so often- and I guess it does not happen as much as when I put food in the oven and forget it altogether
like the time I put chicken in the oven and went to Ollies for a slushie- got text message from roommate saying- chicken?- and it did not dawn on me until I literally walked back in the apartment an hour later-(I cannot even count the number of times this happened- if you have lived with me- you understand- if not I don’t think you would believe the amount)
or the BEST was when I put chex mix in the oven at like 8:00 p.m. and went about other things- totally forgot about it- went to sleep- sat straight up from a deep sleep about 2:00 a.m.- and thought OH GOD- THE CHEX MIX- ran to the oven- to see how badly it had been burned- guess what- I forgot to turn the oven on in the first place-
and it is not just food that I do this with- Freshman year of college- you take your laundry down to the basement and put it in- run back up- read a few chapters- go down put in dryer- and return to room- read a few chapters- retrieve clothes form dryer- and put away- or if you’re me- you put them in the dryer on SUNDAY night and wake up TUESDAY morning to the thought I left my pants in the dryer- I never got those back-
I’ve even forgotten my about my car- like when I came back from Christmas break and parked it in front of the dorms to unload everything and after my last load- I just forgot to go back down and move it- 4 hours later when I decide to go check my mail- I see said SUV – in front of the dorms- and it takes me a moment to realize that I even forgot it there- and
PEOPLE WONDER WHY I NEVER WANT KIDS- you go to jail if you forget about your kids for days on end- I’m not cut out for life in Prison-
Have you ever been told something so much it becomes ingrained in who you are- family sayings or statements that just re-occur like you’re a natural at this or that- you’re so great with kids- you should be a teacher- have you ever thought about how they change over the years or how they have not changed at all
Top 5 Things Said to ME:
My List at the Age of 5:
You make a better door than a window-
I haven’t let you starve YET- have I….(answer to my plea of needing to be fed every hour)(usually followed by my answer there is always a first for everything)
I don’t know WHY- stop asking me WHY
I have no doubt you’re going to do it your way
Gina stop aggravating your sister (my family actually said this once- as she is holding me down beating me up)
My List at the Age of 23:
‘Knock ‘Knock- (people coming in my door at the office)
Do you eat?
You’re going to ask me questions- and I know I won’t have any of the answers
I have no doubt you will be great at what ever you do in life- ( i.e. I know you’re going to do it your way no matter what I say)
Gina- have you talked to your sister-
Yesssss chicken.